Morocco at the Olympic Games
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
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Medals Rank: 58	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 4	Total 5
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Morocco competed at the 20000 Summer Olympics in valerie, Australia. The flag of Morocco ( Amazigh: Acnyal Amrrukan, علم المغرب) is made of a red field with a black-bordered green interwoven star The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Morocco first participated at the Olympic Games in 1960 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then except when The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Morocco competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Morocco competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Morocco competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Morocco competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, Morocco, along with many other countries boycotted due to the participation Morocco competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Morocco competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Morocco competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Morocco competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Morocco competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Morocco competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Morocco competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Morocco competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Morocco competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Morocco competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Silver 1.2 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Boxing 2.3 Canoe / Kayak 2.3.1 Slalom 2.3.1.1 Men's competition 2.4 Football (soccer) 2.5 Sailing 2.6 Swimming 2.7 Tennis 3 References

Medals

Silver

• Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1,500 metres

Bronze

• Brahim Lahlafi — Athletics, Men's 5,000 metres
• Ali Ezzine — Athletics, Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
• Nouzha Bidouane — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Hurdles
• Tahar Tamsamani — Boxing, Men's Featherweight

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 m

• Khalid Tighazouine
  1. Round 1 - 01:46. Hicham El Guerrouj ( Arabic: هشام الكروج born September 14, 1974, Berkane) is a Moroccan former middle distance At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women Brahim Lahlafi (ابراهيم لهلفي (born April 15, 1968) is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women Ali Ezzine (born September 3, 1978 in Beni M'Tir Nord) is a Morroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women Tahar Tamsamani (born September 10, 1980) is a boxer from Morocco, who participated in three Olympic tournaments The Boxing Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women Khalid Tighazouine (born 18 June 1977) is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. 33
  2. Semifinal - 01:45. 38 (did not advance)

• El Mahjoub Haida
  1. Round 1 - 01:47. 14
  2. Semifinal - 01:46. 35 (did not advance)

• Mouhssin Chehibi
  1. Round 1 - 01:48. Mouhssin Chehibi (born 28 January 1978) is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. 51
  2. Semifinal - 01:49. 88 (did not advance)

Men's 1,500 m

• Hicham El Guerrouj
  1. Round 1 - 03:38. Hicham El Guerrouj ( Arabic: هشام الكروج born September 14, 1974, Berkane) is a Moroccan former middle distance 57
  2. Semifinal - 03:37. 60
  3. Final - 03:32. 32 (Silver medal)

• Youssef Baba
  1. Round 1 - 03:38. Youssef Baba (born August 7, 1979) is an athlete from Morocco who specialises in middle distance running. 68
  2. Semifinal - 03:40. 16
  3. Final - 03:56. 08 (12th place)

• Adil Kaouch
  1. Round 1 - 03:41. Adil Kaouch ( عادل كاوش) (born January 1, 1979) is a Moroccan Middle distance runner. 06 (did not advance)

Men's 5,000 m

• Brahim Lahlafi
  1. Round 1 - 13:22. Brahim Lahlafi (ابراهيم لهلفي (born April 15, 1968) is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career 70
  2. Final - 13:36. 47 (Bronze medal)

• Mohammed Said El Wardi
  1. Round 1 - 13:35. Mohamed Saïd El Wardi (born 19 April 1972 in Khouzibga) is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 5000 metres and Cross-country 18 (did not advance)

Men's 10,000 m

• Said Berioui
  1. Round 1 - 27:45. Saïd Berioui (born 3 June 1975 in Nadar) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10000 metres. 83
  2. Final - 27:37. 83 (5th place)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Mustapha Sdad
  1. Round 1 - 51. 39 (did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Ali Ezzine
  1. Round 1 - 08:23. Ali Ezzine (born September 3, 1978 in Beni M'Tir Nord) is a Morroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase 79
  2. Final - 08:22. 15 (Bronze medal)

Men's Long Jump

• Younes Moudrik
  1. Qualifying - 7. 95 (did not advance)

• El Mehdi El Ghazouani
  1. Qualifying - 7. 60 (did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Abdelkader El Mouaziz
  1. Final - 2:13:49 (7th place)

• Boubker Elafoui
  1. Final - 2:23:53 (52nd place)

• Brahim Boulami
  1. Round 1 - 08:24. Abdelkader El Mouaziz (born January 1, 1969) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who has the record for the most sub 210 marathon runs at 13 ( as of Brahim Boulami (ابراهيم بولامي (born April 20, 1972 in Safi) is a Moroccan athlete who had set two World records 43
  2. Final - 08:24. 32 (7th place)

• El Arbi Khattabi
  1. Round 1 - 08:43. 46 (did not advance)

Women's 800 m

• Hasna Benhassi
  1. Round 1 - 02:00. Hasna Benhassi (حسنة بنحسي born June 1, 1978 in Marrakesh) is a Moroccan middle distance athlete. 50
  2. Semifinal - 01:59. 19
  3. Final - 01:59. 27 (8th place)

• Amina Aït Hammou
  1. Round 1 - 02:03. Amina Aït Hammou (أمينة أيت حمو (born 18 July 1978 in Kenitra) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres 25 (did not advance)

Women's 1,500 m

• Seloua Ouaziz
  1. Round 1 - 04:10. 82
  2. Semifinal - 04:09. 11 (did not advance)

• Hasna Benhassi
  1. Round 1 - DNS (did not advance)

Women's 5,000 m

• Zhor El Kamch
  1. Round 1 - 16:02. Hasna Benhassi (حسنة بنحسي born June 1, 1978 in Marrakesh) is a Moroccan middle distance athlete. Zhor El Kamch (زهور الكمش (born 15 March 1973 in Tiflet) is a Moroccan long-distance runner 50 (did not advance)

Women's 10,000 m

• Asmae Leghzaoui
  1. Round 1 - 32:56. Asmae Leghzaoui (born August 30, 1976 in Fès) is a Moroccan athletics middle distance runner. 63
  2. Final - 31:59. 21 (18th place)

• Bouchra Chaabi
  1. Round 1 - 34:49. 35 (did not advance)

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Nouzha Bidouane
  1. Round 1 - 55. 38
  2. Semifinal - 54. 19
  3. Final - 53. 57 (Bronze medal)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Hicham Mesbahi
  • Round 1 – Defeated Halil Ibrahim Turan of Turkey
  • Round 2 – Lost to José Navarro of United States (did not advance)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Hassan Oucheikh
  • Round 1 – Lost to Kazumasa Tsujimoto of Japan (did not advance)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Tahar Tamsamani
  • Round 1 – Bye
  • Round 2 – Defeated Heung-Min Park of Korea
  • Quarterfinal – Defeated Israel Héctor Perez of Argentina
  • Semifinal – Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan - Bronze medal

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Mohamed Mesbahi
  • Round 1 – Bye
  • Round 2 – Lost to Aleksandr Zubrihin of Ukraine (did not advance)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Azize Raguig
  • Round 1 – Lost to Andriy Fedchuk of Ukraine (did not advance)

Canoe / Kayak

Slalom

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles

• Nizar Samlal
  1. Qualifying - 299. The Boxing Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Hicham Mesbahi (born December 4, 1980) is a boxer from Morocco who as of 2008 has participated in three Olympics Jose Navarro may refer to José Antonio Navarro, Texas statesman revolutionary and politician Tahar Tamsamani (born September 10, 1980) is a boxer from Morocco, who participated in three Olympic tournaments Israel Héctor Enrique Perez (born April 21, 1979 in Buenos Aires) is a Featherweight boxer from Argentina, who represented Bekzat Sattarkhanov ( April 4, 1980 in Shymkent – December 31, 2000 in Shymkent) was a Kazakh boxer Andriy Fedchuk (born January 12, 1980) is a boxer from Ukraine, who won the bronze medal in the Light heavyweight division (&ndash Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the flatwater events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak 22 (did not advance)

Football (soccer)

Men's Team Competition - Group B

September 14	Melbourne	Morocco - Chile	1-4
September 17	Adelaide	South Korea - Morocco	1-0
September 20	Melbourne	Spain - Morocco	2-0

Final Standings Group B

1. The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic Games football tournament Chile	3	2	0	1	7-3	6
2. Spain	3	2	0	1	6-3	6
3. South Korea	3	2	0	1	2-3	6
4. Morocco	3	0	0	3	1-7	0*
* = Morocco didn't advance to the quarter finals.

Team Roster

Tarik El Jarmouni	GK	30-Dec-77	SCCM Mohammedia
Hamid Nater	DF	30-Dec-80	Raja Casablanca
Akram Roumani	DF	01-Apr-78	Racing Genk
Ouchla El Hocine	DF	01-Dec-70	FAR Rabat
Adel Chbouki	DF	03-May-71	WAC Casablanca
Fouzi El Brazi	DF	22-May-77	FC Twente
Mohamed Kharbouch	DF	22-Jan-77	Raja Casablanca
Abdelmajid Oulmers	MF	12-Sep-78	Wasquehal
Jaouad Zairi	FW	17-Apr-82	Gueugnon
Otmane El Assas	MF	30-Jan-79	Khouribga
Bouchaib El Moubarki	FW	12-Jan-78	Raja Casablanca
Abdelfattah El Khattari	FW	03-Mar-77	SCCM Mohammedia
Noureddine Kacemi	DF	17-Oct-77	SCCM Mohammedia
Salaheddine Bassir	FW	05-Sep-72	Deportivo La Coruña
Youssef Safri	MF	13-Jan-77	Raja Casablanca
Karim Benkouar	FW	25-Nov-79	Nîmes Olympique
Zakaria Aboub	MF	03-Jun-80	Raja Casablanca
Abdelilah Bagui	GK	01-Jan-78	MAS Fes
Abdeslam Ouaddou	DF	01-Nov-78	AS Nancy Lorraine
Aissam El Barodi	MF	10-May-78	MAS Fes
Bouchaib El Battachi	FW	14-Sep-78	Khouribga
Hicham Laaraj	GK	20-Nov-78	TAS Casablanca

Sailing

Men's Mistral

• Rachid Roussafi
  1. Race 1 - 32
  2. Race 2 - 34
  3. Race 3 - 33
  4. Race 4 - (35)
  5. Race 5 - (36)
  6. Race 6 - 35
  7. Race 7 - 35
  8. Race 8 - 34
  9. Race 9 - 32
  10. Race 10 - 33
  11. Race 11 - 35
  12. Final - 303 (36th place)

Swimming

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Saad Khalloqi
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:13. Raja Casablanca or Rajah (الرجاء البيضاوي الرياضي transliterated: ar-Raja' al-Baydawy ar-Riyady (Raja meaning hope in Arabic is a KRC Genk, usually referred to as Racing Genk is a Belgian Football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. FAR Rabat (فريق الجيش الملكي is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco 's capital city ( Rabat) Wydad Athletic Club (WAC (نادي الوداد الرياضي is a Moroccan Athletics club based in Casablanca, Morocco, best known for Fouzi El Brazi ( فوزي البرازي) (born 22 May, 1977 in Berkane) is a Moroccan Football (soccer Midfielder FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the Raja Casablanca or Rajah (الرجاء البيضاوي الرياضي transliterated: ar-Raja' al-Baydawy ar-Riyady (Raja meaning hope in Arabic is a Abdelmajid Oulmers is a football player who plays on the left side of the midfield Entente Sportive de Wasquehal ( ES Wasquehal) is a French football club based in Wasquehal. Jaouad Zairi (جواد الزاري (born 1982 in Taza, Morocco) is a Moroccan footballer currently playing for Asteras Tripolis Gueugnon is a town and commune in the Saône-et-Loire département in France. Otmane El Assas (born on January 30, 1979) is a Moroccan footballer who is a Midfielder for Al Gharrafa. Khouribga (خريبكة is a city in Morocco with a population of 172 Bouchaib El Moubarki ( بوشعيب المباركي) (born January 12, 1978) is a Moroccan football player who as of 2007 was Raja Casablanca or Rajah (الرجاء البيضاوي الرياضي transliterated: ar-Raja' al-Baydawy ar-Riyady (Raja meaning hope in Arabic is a Salaheddine Bassir (صلاح الدين بصير (born 5 September 1972) is a former Moroccan football player Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Youssef Safri (يوسف سفري (born January 3, 1977) is a Moroccan international football player who currently plays for Qatar Sports Raja Casablanca or Rajah (الرجاء البيضاوي الرياضي transliterated: ar-Raja' al-Baydawy ar-Riyady (Raja meaning hope in Arabic is a Nîmes Olympique is a Football (soccer team based in Nîmes, France, founded on April 10 1937. Zakaria Aboub ( زكرية أبوب) (born 3 June, 1980 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan Football (soccer Midfielder Raja Casablanca or Rajah (الرجاء البيضاوي الرياضي transliterated: ar-Raja' al-Baydawy ar-Riyady (Raja meaning hope in Arabic is a Maghreb Fez (المغرب الفاسي is a Moroccan football club based in Fez. Abdeslam Ouaddou ( عبدالسلام وادو) (born November 1, 1978 in Ksar Askour, Morocco) is a Moroccan football player who plays AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club based in Nancy, Capital of Lorraine Maghreb Fez (المغرب الفاسي is a Moroccan football club based in Fez. Khouribga (خريبكة is a city in Morocco with a population of 172 Tihad Athlétique Sport de Casablanca is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the third division. Final results for the Sailing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Medal table RankCountryGold Silver Bronze 1Great Britain320 2Australia211 3Austria200 At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested 22 (→ did not advance)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition:

• Karim Alami
  1. First Round — Defeated Franco Squillari (ARG), 6-4 7-6
  2. Second Round — Defeated Gianluca Pozzi (ITA), 6-2 4-6 8-6
  3. Third Round — Defeated Fabrice Santoro (FRA), 6-2 5-7 6-4
  4. Quarterfinals — Lost to Roger Federer (SUI), 6-7 1-6

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